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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1014.
SI .00 PER ANNUM.
German Troops Are
Reported to Have
Advanced In France
TROOPS ALONG RIVER YSER HAD MOST DESPERATE FIGHT OF
THE WHOLE WAR AND THE FRENCH ADMIT THEY HAVE
ADVANCED TO A POINT BETWEEN DIXMVDE AND NIEUPORT
BUT DO NOT ADMIT THAT IT AFFECTS THE STANDINU OF
THE TWO ARMIES OR THE RESULT OF THE BATTLE SO FAR.
A supreme effort of the fighting To the South of Solec, the Rub
men of five nations has failed to elans crossed the Vistula and drove
the Austrians bach. —
column, which was
tarn the battle’s tide along the
Franco-Helgian border.
The latest reports today #re that)
tlie struggle of unparallelled fury 1*
still progressing on the North Sea.
All officials agree that the toll of
human life has already been enor
mous. Three meadows near OstemS,
a British co-respondent reports, are
heaped with German dead.
From the remainder of the great
battle line, stretching from the South
and East, across France, to the
Swiss border, there Is no word. Both
sides apparently are awaiting the
lino] outcome of the northern strug
gle.
French Ofllcial Statement.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 26.—The French offi
cial statement, Issued here this af
ternoon, says:
The French lino, Detween Nieu-
port and Dlamud was maintained
Sunday. The Germans, who have
crossed the Yser, between these
towns, have been unable to make
any progress.
The French front held bo'wesn
Ypress and Roulers: between Armen-
tleres and Lille; to the west of La-
Basse and Lons, and to the east of
Arras.
Russia holds to the west of *he
Vistula river; and north of tht
Plllca river.
The Germans have been forced
back on Lowicz, Sklornlewtce and
Rawa, which tho Russians captured
at bayonets' point. —
An Austrian
reconnoiterii.g
from the Carpathians to Doiina,
was completely routed.
Germans Make Forward Step.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 26.—Berlin claims,
and Paris acknowledges, that the
Germans have crossed tho
BE IDE IN
T
THIS IS TIIE REPORT OF THE
CENSUS UUREAU FOR THE
SEASON THROUGH THE EIGH
TEENTH OF OCTOBER.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oot. 26.—The third
FACTORY IS TO BE ESTABLISH-
ED IN THIS CITY FOR THAT
PURPOSE, TO START ABOUT cotton ginning report of the season,
THE FIRST OF MARCH OF [compiled from reports of Census Bu-
NEXT YE\R. Ireau correspondents and agents
| throughout the cotton belt, and is-
Thomasvilie Is to have a modern;sued at 10 A. in., today, announced
Ice cream factory, which will begin‘that 7,610,682 bales of cotton,
operations about the first of March. | counting round as half bales, of the
.The machinery has been ordered growth of 1014 had been ginned
FORTIFIED fand it will be Installed In the brick prior to October 18th.
building, now occupied by the Geor-
gla Trunk and Novelty Company oh
the Coast Line tracks.
The Industry Is to be started by
Messrs. W. IL Flowers and
BIG CITY IS
WITH THE LATEST MODERN
GERMAN EQUIPMENT, ACCORD
ING TO MORNING STATEMENT.
(By Associated Press 1
London, Oct. 26.—The Rotterdam |iFiowers, Jr., and they plan to man-
correspondent of The Times says ; u facture the best Ice cream that has
Yser j Germany Is putting Antwerp In uj ever been sold In this section of the
river, between DIzmude and Nleu-[State of defense. jstate. The machinery Is modern In
port, but whether this Is a forward! In the most Important forts, the, ever y WB y an( j jt includes a refriger
ate.) In the "On to Callas" move-j Belgian guns have been replaced by| a t| n g plnnt with a fifteen-ton capuc-
ment, may depend on the operations , the Jatest type of German fortress.lty. The contract for the Installs
further eastward. [artillery.
The Allies' shells are very effec
tive, as shown by the killing of j
General Von Tripp and members of
his staff.
All reports agree that the recent
figthing In VVsnt Flanders has been
terrible beyond any other battle dur
ing the war.
Paris reports that the Allies have
repulsed the Germans’ fierce attacks
South of Lille.
1TENTS UP AT
DISPLAYS BEGINNING TO t OME
IN AND EVERYTHING WILL RE
READY FOR MOST AUSPICIOUS
OPENING WEDNESDAY MORN
ING AT TEN O’CLOCK.
Fighting Continues in East-
(By Associated Press.1
Vienna. Oct. 26.—Reports show
that the lighting continues along a
battle front extending from the
Carpathians to the Russian border. I
through Galicia. | With all of the tents up and
Petrograd claims the Germans are ready, ex lit,is for the Thomas
still retiring from Warsaw. .County Farmeis Fair are heginrlng
'to come In and everything points to
Advance of Allies Reported. ! a “ 09t *ucce».Iul display
(By Associated Preaa.1 ! 3o ““y „ flne ,r ° pa , ha * e 1 “ oen A
London. Oct. 26—Reuter’s Paris!*f° w “ ln T , ho “ a " C T? y „ ^ 8
correspondent telegraphs: j that 11 v woulrt , ba hard t0 1 fln<1 “ far ;
SLi S, .S’• wJSHVWu; '• ■’•" “ *’ sew
port and Ypres, as well as to the
east of Arras. .
tlon of the machinery Is being pre
pared and It will be open for busi
ness for the Spring and summer
trade of next year.
This Is an Industry which South
Georgia has not had, the territory
heretofore, being served by Arms
In 'Atlanta and Macon. It will open'
an avenue of business which should
be very profitable. Messrs. Flowers
Isay they will make the nest and
'most sanitary Ice cream that Is pos
sible and they will make their busi
ness by the quality of their stuff.
BIG GENERAL
| that Is worth showing and help to |
[do what he can towards making this j
the banner year In the history of)
WAS KILLED
GERMAN COMMANDER LOST HIS
LIFE IN BELGIUM AND AN
OTHER 18 OUT OF WAR BE
CAUSE OF B1LLIOU8 ATTACK.
Tills compared with 6.973.518
bales, or 4 9.9 per cent, ol the entire
crop, ginned prior to October 18, last
year, 6,874,206 bales, or 51.0 per
cent. In 1912 and 7,758,621 bales,
or 49.9 per oeur. in 1911.
Tho average quantity of cotton
ginned prior to October 18, ln the
past seven years was 6,182,4X1
bales, or 48.8 per cent, of the crop.
Included in the glnnlngs were 16,-
239 round bales, compared with
49,030 last year, 41,745 In 1912,
and 53,858 ln 1911
Sea island cctisn Included num
bered 30,178 bales, compared with
31,139 bales to October 18 last
year, 15,960 bales ln 1912 and 40,-
303 bales ln 1911.
Glnnlngs prior to October 18, by
States, follow:
Alabama 810,786
Arkansas 397,031
Florida 43,313
GEORGIA 1,364,013
Louisiana .... 221,968
Mississippi 474,330
North Carolina . . . 301,077
Oklahoma . . . ... 450,657
South Carolina. . . . 693,392
Tennessee 103,970
Texas 2,712,713
BANK CLOSED
THIS NUMBER, MANY OF WHOM
ARE RUSSIANS AND FRENCH-
MEN, ARE SAID TO BE IN
CHARGE OF GERMAN GUARDS
I CAUGHT IN VARIOUS BATTLES?
I OF THIS WAR.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 26.—An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Reuter Agency, says,
according to Berlin newspapers Just
11.’i.'i.'ifciiv cni vtv (ititv nivu .ecu!red there, Germany held three
r. usi,d wor ° n
8 NOTION, CLOSED MONDAY,
PENDING AIMrSTMK.XT— HANK
18 PERFECTLY SOLVENT.
The Jefferson County State Hank,
of Monticello, suspended business
Monday mori.ing. This action was
taken after a series of circumstances
which made it advisable on the part
of the Directors, and the bank is
now in the h »nds of the Comptroller-
General of the State of Florida.
The Cashier of the bank. Mr. It. It.
Turnbull, left some weeks ago and
for some time was not heard from. [
It later developed, according to re-
I»ort, that he was very ill In a hos- I
pltal in Kansas City, and the dlrec-1
tors immediately had his accounts
October 21st.
Of this number, 150,000 are
French soldiers: 100,000 are Rus
sians: 00,000 Belgians, and 9,000
English.
More than five tnousand of thes?
are officers.
FRENCH TAKE
GERMAN STUFF
checked out. He was found to he '■'“"x« ,™* T . r ° l ' NTKV
i IN FRANCK IS TA1
TAKEN OVER
IN TRUSTEESHIP BY THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
bsolu-.ely correct ln every Item, and
"entleman from Jacksonville was'
brought there as cashier. |
The rumor of Mr. Turnbull's dls-, . . '
appearance became known and tee . (By Associated Press.)
farts not being widely circulated, de-' Washington. Oct. 26.—All Germin
I veloped Into n slight run on the Property in France, which has been
I hank. The Institution closed Its taken over by the French govern-
|doors Monday morning, pending nn ment, has not been confiscated, but
: adjustment nr Its affairs, and to merely held in trusteeship, for its
wait until the public Is perfectly protection, according to a statement
I satisfied as to Its solvency. Issued here today by the French
The bank has a capital of forty Embassy.
'thousand, surplus of eight thousand. . ____
[and undivided profits of twenty-nine
All Other States. . .. 34,433 „ ,, „ .
Glnnlngs of Sea Island cotton prior ‘• ,ou ’ mn . d dol,a "' . M J- ,?• \ Fl "-
cc.oW IS K.. jlayson is President and Mr. Abe SI
mon Vice-President. The bank, uc-
to October 18. by states:
| Georgia, 13.884; Florida, 13,738;
South Carolina, 466.
V WONT
TAKE CANADA
THAT COUNTRY PUT .,r..,
OUTSIDE PALE OF MONROE ! feature worth seeing and everybody
DOCTRINE HUT THE KAISER'should take It ln. The exhibits In'
WON’T HOLD IT AGAINST [this show will not be confined to SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
CANADA, SAYS BERNSTORFF. [Thomas County, but It Is open to
— [exhibitors from ell parts of the
(By Associated Press.) ,country.
Washington. Oct. 26.—Emphasis
There will be plenty of amusement
COTTOJL PLANS
WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY MEM
BERS OF CONGRESS UNTIL
AFTER ELECTIONS — HENRY
WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION'S.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 26 The House
members who were named as a epe- ,
cial committee to consider cotton re- Ing the view expressed yesterday, j provided, with baloon
lief legislation. Indicated today that German Ambassador, Count Voft races every day, etc.
nothing would be done until after Bernstorff today said that by Joining ‘
the November elections. In the European war, Canada has put 1
Representative Henry, of Texas, herself outside tho pale of the Mon-!
who led the filibuster In the House roe doctrine, but that Germany has
against adjournment of Congress, no Intention of attacking nor colo-
eaid today that he would leave at nizing Canada.
once to Investigate conditions ln
Mississippi and Louisiana. loverturning the Democratic majority
Some Democrats asserted today In each House, as the Admlnlstra-
that an extra session oi Congress tlon would desire to hasten action
might be called, In the event of the on many matters remaining on the
forthcoming election resulting ln legislative porgram,
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Oct. 26.—General Von
the Fair Association. It is more than {Faikenhayn has been acting chief of
ever necessary *.iat Thomas County jtDe German General 3taff during
• should show to the visitors from Ljj e ]ji neas 0 f General Von Moitke,
j other sections what the soil and di | w ^ 0 has been suffering from a ser-
; mate can do In the way of growing j 0U8 bI n| ous ro mr»laint.
pother crops besides cotton ard a.j j Lieutenant-General Von RIne-
j there are plenty of fine ones In the b ardt, a well-known veteran of war
j county, every fanner should decide of 1870 hng bcen kllled ln Belgium,
jto bring something, or, if possible, ai Emperor William has decorated
• number of things, to show wha* his Commander Weddton, of submarine
| section -an produce. (U-9 for the destruction of the Biit-
HEIISELp! The Poultry show 1h going to be a jgh Cruiser TIawke.
IS
NOT CATCHING U.S. COTTON NOT
T
AND IT CAN HE WARDED OFF
WITH A DIET, SAYS THE EX
PERT8 WHO HAVE HE EX 8Tl\
DYING IT FOR SOME TIME.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 26.—That the
substitution of a mixed, weil-ba»-
nnced and varied diet for the
REPORTED IN ITALY.; strlcted, one-sided diet, will prevent
and eradicate pellagra, is the con-
(By Associated Press.) elusion of the Federal Health Ser-
Rome, Italy, Oct. 26.—A severe'vice commission, after investigate
ascensions, earthquake was felt at Turin today, j the South’s ps’agra problem.
No casualties were reported.
Palmolive
Soap Free
For the next few
days we will give
3 cakes of Palm
olive Soap Free,
with each bottle of
Palmolive
Shampoo.
PRICE 50 CENTS.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co.
ITS
inally’s Fine Candies.
„„„„ p
iiiiim
AGENTS
S and W Paints. Nunnally’s Fine Candies.
ORDER TO GIVE NO QUARTER;
In Its report, presented today, the
commission sivs that pellagra Is rot
a communicable disease, but Is
pendent on some yet undetermined
fault In the diet. The eating
more beans, pens and lean moat
winter, Is recommended.
ALBANIA NOW
HAS A
(By Associated Press.!
London, Oct. 26.—An 'Athons dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, says newspapers there to
day announced that Essad Pasha,
Ubanla’s new president, has Invad
ed Epirus, on the refusal ot that
country to evacuate North EPlrus.
The Invaders were repulsed with
heavy losses, after two days' fight
ing.
Cotton Ports Soon to lie Opened.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 26.—President
I Wilson predicted today that all of
PRISONERS SAY THAT THEY RE-I the ports of the world soon would
CEIVED AN OFFICIAL ORDER I bo oponed to cotton shipments. Ill
TO KILL ALL THEY CAME IN thinks the cotton situation Is rap
CONTACT WITH AND THIS : Idly clearing up, basing his optlm-
\VA8 DONE. ilsm on plans for furnishing money
! to the cotton planters through the
ibanks of the country.
(By Associated Press.'
Washington, Oct. 26.—The French
Embassy today Issued a statement
saying that Gorman prisoners In
Franco have made an oath before
a magistrate that General Stcnger,
who Is commanding a German brig
ade In France, gave orders to give
no quarter to any troops,
kill all the wounded.
SWEEDISO SHIPS ARE TAKEN
(By Associated Press.)
London. Oct. 26.—German war-
and to’ships Sunday captured four Swed
ish steamers which were loaded
Many wounded French soldier* • with lumber and bound for Eng-
were killed the day the
Issued.
order was,land. Germany considers lumber
contraband of war.
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THOMAS) II.LE, GEORGIA.
Th
ro r ding to reports, Is -perfectly sol
vent and It will be a matter of only
a short time before public confi
dence 1, restored and the Institution
will continue business, a re-organl-
zatlon committee being already ac-
tlvley engaged In perfecting plans
nnd arrangements for re-openlng.
BE
REPORTS REACHING WASHING-
TON ARE TO THAT EFFECT—
CARRANZA MAY NOT BE WILL
ING TO STEP DOWN—FUR
THER TROUBLE FEARED.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 26.—Official re
ports to the United States Govern
ment today, Indicated that the Mexl-
Ican Peac» Convention at Aguas Cal-
j ientes would depose General Car-
(By Associated Press.» l~ an/a aH e Constitutionalist army’s
Washington, Oct. 26.—Southern j , * rst chief, an d substitute in his
Senators and ftepresntatives are Mead a .»rovi«ioni*» president,
gratified by England's announce- This a-tion ls expected to be m:ido
ment that it will not interfere with public either late today or tomorrow
American cot'm us a contraband ot . Tli e State Department !has received
war. Such assurances were given conflicting reports on (Ten. Carran-
Ambasador Page vesterday at I-on- I z:l s attitude toward Ills retirement,
jq,, [one saying ho Is willing to retire
This will allow the movement 0 f j t nnol * icr .fo the effect that
cotton to any point, Including G:r-;' ie surrender only to a presloen
many, where a fair market exists ! elected by th
for the fleecy staple.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
ill surrender
people.
General Zapata’s delegates are ex
pected to reach Aguas Calientes to
day. They are said to be full/
armed and apprehensive.
Colonel Hatfleid, who is rommand-
(By Associated Press.)
.lverpool, Oct. 26.—Cotton spot.' ing the troops on the Arizona b'or-
good inquiry. Sales, 2,900 bales, .der, reported to the War Depart-
including^2,100 American, on a ba- ment today that General Maytorena,
sis of 5.05 D for middling. Imports, of Sonora is slowly and reluctantly,
9,527 bales, including 9,507 Ameri- land tho Yaquai Indians defiantly
can. leaving Naco.
Frequent
Shipments
keep our
Ready-to-Wear
Department
always abreast with every
whim and fancy of the
stylemakers.
You should see the
New
Coat Suits
we’ve just received — they
have all the latest little fash
ion touches and refinements
of the prevailing modes.
We’ll be glad to show
them to you.
Louis Steyerman
The Shop of Quality On the Comer.